Saturday, October 28, 2006

Pros and Cons of Operating Systems

Yesterday I purchased an eMac. A few days ago I bought a Dell laptop. Because I now have a copy of all three major operating systems, I decided to do a story to celebrate. Since I do have all 3 OS's my story will compare the three.

First up, Microsoft Windows.Pros- Easy to change settings- Easy navigation- Most programs made for it

Cons- Comes with so much stuff that you can't use it all- Windows Messenger starts up automatically (like I want it)- Costs a lot of money

Cons- One mouse button and no mouse wheel- Not as many options in the "System Preferences"- Bottom bar* sometimes gets in the way

Last, but not least, Linux UbuntuPros- An extremely easy to use desktop and system bar- Comes with Firefox or Konqueror (not IE)- Most likely the most secure

Cons-Hard to install new software- Not much commerical support- Requires you to have a knowledge of how it works

For those of you who have got yourselves in the middle of an OS war, you can look here for suggestions. I am impartial to any system now because I have them all. So before you say that Macs suck, that Windows should die, or the Linux penguin (FYI his name is Tux) is annoying, get a copy of that operating system and find out for yourself.

I admire your thirst for knowledge. If I were to start completely over, I'd probably go with... well, anything other than Windows. But as it is, I have my entire life invested in Windows applications and data - so it's going to be awhile until I can migrate over to something else.

Fortunately, I know a guy who knows a lot about this kind of stuff ;-)

hey "anonymous": are you the most brilliant AND cowardly person in the universe? is it really necessary to be such an arrogant smart-ass? and to do it anonymously? grow-up. Life is about learning, growing, sharing and loving; if you can't do this, you need to put away your "Mac", quit being a "dock", and try really living a life. i just might know who you are. j-man